(每日一词）accost

Accost  /əˈkɑːst/ v. （贸然）上前搭讪；（唐突地）走近谈话

meaning: to go up to or stop and speak to someone in a threading way  （贸然）上前搭讪；（唐突地）走近谈话

1) 前缀：ac-同ad-表示to, 朝…某方向

2) 词根：cost- 岸边 (coast)

e.g. I’m usually accosted by beggars and drunks as I walk to the station. 去车站的路上，经常有乞丐和酒鬼上前跟我搭讪。